{"id":7937,"date":"2025-07-21T01:46:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T00:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.simplex.com\/kb\/how-can-i-verify-my-identity-and-what-documents-are-accepted"},"modified":"2025-09-03T15:15:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T14:15:09","slug":"how-can-i-verify-my-identity-and-what-documents-are-accepted","status":"publish","type":"kb","link":"https:\/\/www.simplex.com\/kb\/how-can-i-verify-my-identity-and-what-documents-are-accepted","title":{"rendered":"How can I verify my identity and what documents are accepted?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Depending on your location<\/strong>, you can\u00a0verify your identity using documents such as an\u00a0ID card<\/strong>,\u00a0passport (international)<\/strong>, or driver\u2019s license<\/strong><\/span>.\u00a0
However, the options can change, and you will always see the exact documents available for verification when doing so.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The requirements for documents are listed below:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. It is a valid, government-issued ID – international passport; 2-sided, thick plastic, card-type driver's license or ID card<\/strong>. Employee, student, military, etc. type IDs are not accepted;<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. It contains an expiry date<\/strong> (and is not expired<\/strong>), date of birth and full name;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. It is internationally recognized;<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. It has only Latin letters and Arabic numbering or the English translation;<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. The photo must not be blurry, and the lighting must be bright enough;<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. All 4 corners of the document should be visible. Both pages should appear in the photo when you upload an international passport. If you are uploading a driver's license or ID card, each side is required in separate uploads;<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. The document and the picture should be in colour;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  8. It must be a direct picture of the document, taken with a camera, not a scanned version or a screenshot.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    If the picture(s) you have uploaded do not meet one or more requirements, you will receive an automated email with the request to re-upload<\/strong> the picture(s) alongside the link (button)<\/strong> to do so.
    If you need more clarification about the status of your identity verification or payment overall, please feel free to contact us directly.<\/p>\n

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    Depending on your location, you can\u00a0verify your identity using documents such as an\u00a0ID card,\u00a0passport (international), or driver\u2019s license.\u00a0However, the options can change, and you will always see the exact documents available for verification when doing so. \u00a0 The requirements for documents are listed below: It is a valid, government-issued ID – international passport; 2-sided, thick<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","kb_category":[36,45],"class_list":["post-7937","kb","type-kb","status-publish","hentry","kb_category-buying-with-a-credit-debit-card","kb_category-verification"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHow can I verify my identity and what documents are accepted? - Simplex<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.simplex.com\/kb\/how-can-i-verify-my-identity-and-what-documents-are-accepted\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How can I verify my identity and what documents are accepted? 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